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Graveyards as green getaways

Stressed city dwellers have been visiting cemeteries in greater numbers since the start of the pandemic. Discover how, despite the constant reminders of death, graveyards bring visitors a sense of renewal.

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On nature cures and taking the waters

When chilly outdoor swims began to chip away at her depression, Jessica J Lee was drawn to a closer study of the complex natural world around her.

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“Above resistant pavements, I floated”

In this extract from ‘Living with Buildings and Walking with Ghosts’, walk with Iain Sinclair through the streets of London.

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Our endless quest for eternal youth

From poisonous 16th-century cosmetics to the latest “vampire facelift”, discover the fashions in unsavoury methods for improving our appearance.

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  • Medals awarded to John Hill & Son, Tudno cake factory, Ashton-u-Lyne : rich cakes / John Hill & Son.
  • Sir John Hill. Stipple engraving after F. Cotes 1757.
  • John Hill Abram. Photograph by Elliott & Fry, 1934.
  • John Hill Abram. Photograph by Elliott & Fry, 1934.
  • Sir John Hill. Mezzotint by R. Houston after F. Cotes, 1757.
  • Sir John Hill. Mezzotint by R. Houston after F. Cotes, 1757.
  • The church of St. John the Baptist, Savoy Hill. Engraving by B. Cole.
  • John Coakley Lettsom, physician, with his family, in the garden of Grove Hill, Camberwell.
  • Plymouth: bakers working at an oven and a table. Aquatint by John Hill after A. Dibdin.
  • John Coakley Lettsom's house: south view of Grove Hill, Camberwell, Surrey. Engraving by T. Prattent, 1795-1802.
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